TANK: Ten militants were killed when military planes bombed suspected positions of militants in South Waziristan on Wednesday.
 
(AFP quoted an official as saying that the planes bombed two places in the Sarwakai area of South Waziristan.

‘Our jets hit a militant base in Gurguri and a Taliban compound in Ous Pass in Sarwakai. Both were destroyed and a total of four militants were killed,’ the military official said. The militants killed in the strikes belonged to Mehsud’s group, he said.)

Official sources said that a training centre run by Baitullah Mehsud’s group was destroyed in Gurguri while some houses were bombed in Ous Pass area.

Local people were reported to have vacated their houses because of the possibility of military operation in the area and these were occupied by the Taliban.

FOUR BODIES FOUND
Four bodies, two of sons of a slain militant commander, were found on the Tank-Jandola road on Wednesday, police said.

The bullet-riddled bodies, said to be of Idrees and Sher Qanoon, the sons of late militant commander Gul Pir, Jamshed and Younus, were found near the Fauji bridge.

Gul Pir, a supporter of Baitullah Mehsud, was killed during an operation in Sheikh Utar area two days ago. Security forces also arrested 12 militants during the operation.

According to sources, incidents of target killing are taking place in the town of Tank and adjoining areas and Baitullah’s men are at the receiving end.

It may be mentioned that earlier Baitullah group virtually ruled the area but now it is under the control of its adversary Turkistan Bhittani.